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In the 1970’s we began a multi-environment pork production facility on the northeastern plains of Colorado. We utilized enclosed facilities when we felt that was best for animal production in our part of the country, and a free-range environment when that seemed best. Within a few years, we were the second-largest pork facility in Colorado and in the top 10% in the U.S.

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We utilized lagoons to treat waste from all buildings involved. Anaerobic digestion was widely recognized as the best alternative as a treatment system. Over time, however, we began to observe sludge build-up in the lagoons … from the bottom up and the top down. Cleaning out a lagoon can be a costly and environmentally challenging endeavor. So we began search for better methods. We tried everything that looked reasonable, but never attained acceptable results.

In 1994, an environmental researcher by the name of Ian Rosebrook came to us with an idea to use algae as an oxygen source to trigger the change in lagoons from odor-producing anaerobic systems into odorless aerobic systems.

Over time, we developed and perfected a system based on aerobic dynamics. Once a lagoon has become aerobic – utilizing naturally-occuring aerobic bacteria to break down the waste material – it eliminates the production of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide … the primary source of odor from a wastewater facility. And, aerobic digestion is extremely efficient at eliminating solids. Through a unique approach to aerobic digestion (U.S. Patent #6,896,804), THE O₂ SOLUTION® System was born.